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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30
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GLlMPSES OF EDEN.

In some dim land of long ago
hear the silent waters flow
To fields afar with bloom, 1 know,
Ia some dim land.
OF dire ans alone is that strange land,
Where in solemn silence stand,
Hearing strange voices from the strands
OF dreams alone
Songs sweeter far than earth there blow,
Like winds of heaven that come and 20,
But in some tongue we do not know
Songs sweeter far
Above our speech that spirit sings,
Each strange sweet word hath strong swift wings:
We hear but sad sweet mrmurings
Above our speech.
We may not know what in them lies
Ghmpses of Eden's long lost skies;
What dreams of heaven and paradise
We may not know.
Bennett Bellman in Philadelphia Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30

The potato bug made two simultaneous
appearances in Germany this year. one
in SaXony and one in Hanover The
German governmental once had men II
work, who carefully picked ali the bugs
and Larvae of the plants The stems of
the vines were then cut off and placed in
baskets lined with sacking. which were
thoroughly soaked in benzine oil and
buried deep in the ground. After this
the land was plowed twelve or fourteen
inches deep and well narrowed, and the
surface picked over for any insects that
might be on it. Finally the land was
saturated with benzine oil. In one case
eight acres and in the other three-euar-
terS Of an acre had to b treated in this
Uav-N,Nv NCrL Su,,
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30
The Camefs of Texas.

In 1852 the United States government
sent q small herd Of camelS into Texas
with the idea of using them and their
get to cross the so-c2iled Grest American
Desert. The camels prospered and null
tiplIed; but when the war came they
were scattered through the state and in
Arizona, and many Of became wild.
Railroads have solved the Great Ameri-
can Desert problem, and the cameis have
fallen into innocuous deSuetude.-New
York SIM
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-30
NEW DRY GOODSl
JOHN G. ALLEN, No. 1879 N. Main St,

Is receiving fine Goods embracing
Fall Winter
stock of Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods offer his
wholesale stock AT RETAIL AT 10 TO 20 PER CENT
THAN REGULAR PRICES and respectfully soc
the examination OF his and purchasers generally
he will their 16O-d&w
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
A Wife's Wages.

Nothing more true can be said Of
the false idea that man supports
his wife than the following from
an exchange:
Let a man become widower
and he soon learns what the fnan.
cial worth of his wife was to him.
When he is compelled to hire his
food cooked, the garments made
and mended, the washing and
ironing done, he finds one half his
income is required for meeting
these outgoes. Who saved this
expense before? Let the cold
fingers and silent lips in yonder
graveyard bear testimony.
1t is said, with truth, that q
young man can get married and
keep house about as cheaply as to
live single and pay for his board,
washing, mending, &c. !; and why?
Simply because his wife earns al
most as much as he does.
The family purse should be as
accessible to the faithful wife as to
the husband. What man would
consent to become partner in a COM
pany in which his brother partner
alone had control of the companys
funds? There is nothing more de.
grading or depressing to hard
working wife, than to feel that she
must beg like a tramp for every,
cent she spends beyond her food
which as truly belongs to her as
though she earned it as domestic
or shop girl Working Women.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
HOlt-Thatcher.

Mr.. J. Howard Holt and Miss
Anna Thatcher we're united in
marriage at the M. E. Church last
Sunday evening, Rev. l.. L. Stew
ard officiating. The newly welded
couple left over the B. & o. Mon
day to spend their honeymoon with
friends in Harrison county, attend
ed by the good wishes of host of
friends, to which the Herald desires
to add it's congratulations and best
wishes for long and prosperous
life whose sun Of happiness may
never be dimmed by a cloud of ad-
versity.-MarshaU Herald.
The FREEMAN with all its Tenn
perance constituency heartily unite
in congratulations, being we'll as
sured that these young and true
friends of the cause of the Home
against the Saloon will be doubly
true to each other and their own
home. May richest blessings at
tend them through life.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
Our Friends Watching Us

DEsELM, ILL, July 1, 'S7.
DEAR FREEMAN:
Please find herewith one dollar
and come right along.
We ex-West Virginians in Hi
nois are much interested in the
progress Of the conflict in our ma
tive State. There can be no shad-
ow of doubt that the Amendment
will be carried by a handsome ma
jority if you have fair play,
You have our prayers.
L. D. KING.
Brother King would better say,
Ifyou do your duty, and have fair
play. West Virginia has plenty of
Prohibitionists to drive the saloons
from the State if they will but
rise up and proceed vigorously with
the driving.
There must be general taking
up of the cry, "7'he Saloon must go"
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Indeed some of the leaders IN
the Convention have expressed
themselves as opposed to any DO.
litical convention taking action on
the Amendment, fearing that il
will operate against its auoption.-
IateIligencer Reporter.
Surely that is a strange an.
nouncement. The FREEMAN editor
was in every session of the W. G,
T. T. Convention at Fairmont, and
heard no expression of the sort, nor
intimation of any such idea. And
indeed, such thought is . Islander
on Christian womanhood. Who
ever heard of an earnest, honest
woman striving for an object, that
didn't want everybody and every
party with any influence in that
direction, to declare and work for
the same thing sheiwas working for7
-Parkersburg Freeman.
Here is something very much
like a question of veracity raised;
but if we were the jury, knowing
the circumstances Of the case and
sympathies of the deponents, We
would not hesitate to give a yer.
dict in favor of the w. G. T. U.
editor of the Freeman.
Some one may have said some
thing of the sort but it is highly
improbable that any of the conven.
ton members expressed it, Wells.
burg Herald.
The Herald renders a true yer.
dict, and as it intimates, it could
render no other, knowing that the
Convention was a body of honest,
Christian Temperance Women.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
A $4,000 FIRE.
A Hot Fourth for Grafton.
Petersburg Calamity Springs to
Her Belief.

The Fourth Of July closed in a
sorry way for Grafton. On the night
of the 4th terrible confagration
laid large tract of the business
part of the city in ashes, extend
ing from Brinkman's block nearly
to the Court House. Thirty to forty
buildings were burned, with loss
aggregating from $4,000 to
100000.
The fire becoming uncontrolla-
BILE, Wheeling and Parkersburg
were telegraphed for help. While
Wheeling parleyed and declined to
send an engine, Immediately on re-
ceipt of the dispatch, our boys were
hurried from their beds and in a
twinkling our Fire Engine and
two reels, fully mounted were whiz-
zing over bridges and through
tunnels on special train at the
rate of nearly a mile a minute.
The run of l04 miles was made
in two hours and ten minutes,
including three stops enroute.
While the fire had been already
checked our brave boys were in
time to treat hot Grafton to some
gushing streams of cold water.
They returned in the evening
safe and sound, feeling good for
their rapid run to the rescue of our
neighboring city.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

"The Field and Conflict" the Fsrr
MAN tract, The Saloon Must Go. "a
Another meeting was arranged
for the evening to be addressed bv
Hon. G. w. Atkinson and Others
but leaving on the 5 p. m. train tn
FREEMAN reporter missed this At.
termath.
1t was good day for the Mounds.
vile W. c. T. U. and a good do for
the Amendment. Marshall county
will at least multiply that los no.
license majority by ten. So mote
it be,
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
THE IRREPRESSIBLE.
Brewers Assemblies Withdraw
From the Knights OF Labor.

PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-By the
withdrawal of the journeymenl
brewers, beer drivers, coopers and
fremen, numbering 1000 men, the
Knights of Labor in this city Will
lose three local assemblies before
the present month is ended.
These men object to the temper
ance rules EN- bodied in the new
constitution of the order and refuse
to paying the special defense assess
ment and the per capital tax
which in all amount to about $1OOU
Besides, the brewers employees de-
sire to form an independent union
and yesterday they decided not 70
pay the taxes and assessments ID
the K. Of L., which means speedy
expulsion from that organization
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
AN AGED NART1R
Hezekiah Waymam aoas really a victim
of the Saloon.

o. INC SGt00n.
Not all tho martyrs to the cause
| of Tenn perance and Prohibition are
shot or blown up with dynamite.
Many are prosecuted unto death by
means less violent but none the
less diabolical, and many die of
disappointed hopes and over anx-
iety for the safety of their fellows
from the great curse.
On an inside page, Home Folks
department, We publish q notice of
the death of Hezekiah Wayman of
Wetzel county. He was Prohi-
bitionist tried and true, and if we
are rightly advised was really
victim of the licensed saloon curse
of Wetzel county. He was always
active and on the alert against the
encroachments of the saloon curse
in his neighborhood, and not long
before his death, although "a years
of age, he secured the signatures Of
nine-tenths of the citizens of his
neighborhood to a protest against
the licensing of murderous saloon
in their midst. Tho old man was
feeble and q little late in the morn
ing getting to Court where the ap-
plication for the license was to be
heard, and when he reached the
Court House, he found that two of
the Commissioners had anticipated
his coming and granted the license
without allowing him to be heard.
The enemy had headed him of, and
his neighborhood was at the mercy
of an infamous murder-shop, by
authority of law. 1t was more than
the good old man could bear. A
little while before his death, he
said to q minister visiting him,
"In trying to save our people from
the curses of this saloon, under
took more than I was able for.
It's going to cause my death, but,
my Brother, 1 have no regrets; l
will die in a good cause"
o, that more of our younger men,
men in the prime and vigor of life,
had Hezekiah Wayman's spirit of
work and sacrifice tor Home and
Humanity! His prayers and Ia
bors will yet be crowned with sue
cess in Wetzel county, and the in
famous saloon will not long survive
to mock them.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
THE COwARDS AUST GO.
TheM0numentaI towards OF Atch-
iGOn.

The rebellious city of Atchison,
Kansas, has been for two years
openly defying the righteous laws
of the State prohibiting the Liquor
Traffic. It was the last city to SUBJ
NIT to the strong arm of law, and
now that the corrupt and cowardly
officials have been compelled to
succumb and close up its vile sa-
looms, they please to play the role
Of the sullen, stubborn, spoiled baby,
and just pout and say they wont
do nothin'." The Mayor and
Council entered deliberately into
this wicked conspiracy Of sullenness
dismissed the police and fremen,
turned off the gas and electric lights
and did every other cowardly thing
the Devil could suggest, under the
pusillanimous plea that the city
couldn't run without the saloons,
and they just "aoould'nt do nothin."
And here's the situation as shown
by dispatch that is gobbled up as
a choice morsel by the whisky
press, all over the country:
est. JOSEPH, NO., July 4-There
is no change in the situation Of
affairs at Atchison. The city
marshal and one police officer pa
troll the town, attend the police
court, and boss the chain gang.
The marshal has given warning
that the city is already ovesrun
with pickpockets, thieves, and con-
fidence men, who have heard of the
dismissal of the police force. Atch-
ison is a city given over entirely
to discord since the Mayor and
Council discharged the police and
iremen, and turned off the gas and
electric lights. declaring the city
bankrupt and unable to longer
maintain these necessary adjuncts
to municipal government"
We venture the prophecy that
this state of things will soon bring
vigorous crisis, for surely there
is enough real Kansas patriotism
to take the pout out of that little
clique of towards in short meter.
Let the mayor and Council be sum-
marily deposed and real men be
put in their place.
The Saloon must 60, and all
such recroant and cowardly officials
must 60 with them.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

We especially ask that every
friend of the cause read carefully
and prayerfully the most excellent
and patriotic letter, in w. G. T. U.
department, by Mrs Harper, Ma
tionalsSupt. of work among the
Colored People.
1t is full of burning force and
logic.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Prof. Hopkins instructs and edi-
ies our readers, in this issue, on
the subject of Prohibition Camp
Meetings. Let his wise sugges-
tions be needed and the cause will
be greatly helped forward.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

LEARN from the Enc my" If
q doubter, croaker or High Lii
cense apologist sees this item, let
him read the article, headed as
above, on an inside page. The
Liquor men know best what hurts
them.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Though the W. G. T...U. Editor
is still absent, by virtue of her ex-
cellent secretary, her department
in this FREEMAN is full of rich
food for the workers.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

"Father's Old Boots are There"
Read this touching incident on
Home Folks page, and learn some
thing by the terrible after-influ-
ence of drink.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

The Liquor men are on the run
in Texas. Let the Home forces
press them at every point. The
Saloons must go. See the news, first
page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Don't overlook the articles on in
side pages headed, "The Saloon
and Taxes" "Cause for Alarm"
"Liquor Men Aroused" whisky
Mob in Texas" Brooke County
Astir," etc, etc.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Read and study the w. c. T. U.
trophy of last years campaign,
the Scientific Temperance Law,
w. G. T. U. page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Read Canon Wilberforce on
Rum," inside page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

PLEASE SUBSCRLBE.-Let every friend
sso whose hands a Sample Copy Of the FREE
HAN comes, toks IT. coming az an urgent re-
aesest to subscribe.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Several sad and touching Incl
dents in Home Folks Department
this week.. 1t is good even for the
Home to pass under the shadows
.betimes.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Every page of this FREEMAN is
unusually full Of rich selections.
If you don't find it so, write the
editor q lecture.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

See announcement, "Prohibi
Ii onxa rand Rallies" inside page.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

We republish "The Vote of the
Churchman." 1t will bear read
ing twice every day and three
times on Sunday.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Geo. w. Balm is coming. Let inn
mense audiences greet him at very
appointment.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

FOURTH OF JULY ON
M0UNDSVlLLE CAMP
GROUNDS.
A Grand Day for the Amend
mont.
The Little Folks and Big Folks Hau'
a Big Time all around.
The managers of the Tenn per
ance Celebration on the 4th Of
July in Moundsville Camp Grounds
may heartily congratulate them.
selves on the splendid success Of
the demonstration.
BY 9 o'clock in the morning the
beautiful groves were full of peo-
pie from nearly everywhere.
The came by wagons. they came
by trains, they came on horseback
and afoot, 80 that the wonder was,
where did they all come from?
By 10 o'clock the new temple
auditorium, magnificent in dimen-
sions and splendid in architectural
beauty, was packed full, and the
exercises of the day began.
The faithful and devoted Mrs. J.
P. Thatcher of the Moundsville W.
G. T. q. was in charge of the excel.
lent program.
First there was the rafting in
SEPARATION of the Sherrard Drum
Corps, then the thrilling blasts of
the Moundsville Brass Band and
after Scripture reading by DR..
Randolph, came exquisite songs by
the united Moundsville and Cam
eron choirs, and again after prayer
by Rev. G. D. Battelle, choice
selection beautifully rendered by
the Cameron choir, Mr.. Charley
WOODBURY., leader.
ADDRESS BY MR.. BEAUCHAMP.
The first orator of the day was
Mr.. Lou. F. Beauchamp, who has
a national reputation as a Prohibi.
ton advocate.
For more than an hour hs poured
forth a cease.ess tornado of Prohi-
bition facts and logic, before which
all objections, sophistries and sub
terfuges of the enemy were swept
away as chat.
The speaker was especially
severe against the stupendous folly
and wicked partnership of High
License.
DR.. Randolph Of Wheeling fol.
lowed with an eloquent plea for
the necessary sinews of war" to
carry on the campaign against the
Saloon.
After the collection, the bands
struck up and the people betook
themselves to the groves and cot
tages for their Fourth of July
spreads.
At 2 p. m. the auditorium was
again filled to witness the most
d elightful and fascinating evolu-
tions of the
M0UNDSvILLE BAND OF HOPE.
We are vexed that we did not
get the names of the two little
fairy Marshall Maids, who led the
marching and perfect drill, which
so captivated the great audience,
The rounds of applause that fol.
lowed showed that the Band had
captured the hearts of the people,
and tina. the little folks were the
heroes and heroines for the balance
of the day. Mrs. Thatcher may
we'll be proud of her Band of Hope
REV. GEO. h. vIBBERT's ADDRESS.
After another eloquent and eff.
fectual appeal for funds, by Mr..
Reauchamp, resulting in raising,
with the morning collection, over
one hundred dollars, the orator Of
the afternoon was introduced, Rev
Geo. H. Vibbert of Massachusetts
Like Mr.. Beauchamp, Mr.. Vib
bert is also a speaker of national
repute, and thoroughly at ease and
| 90 loxooo H.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Look on last page for News of
the of Week, and other interesting
items.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

-'The Texas Penitentiary tells a
sterling story" Read it in this
FREEMAN.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

Mothers always use DR.. Seth Arnolds
Soothing and Quieting Cordial for Children
A mild safe tonic. 25c.
The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06
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The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1887-07-06

WoII W pIOuu VI uoT Dduu VI nope.
REV. GEO. n. vIBBERT's ADDRESS.
After another eloquent and ef-
fectual appeal for funds, by Mr..
Reauchamp, resulting in raising,
with the morning collection, over
one hundred dollars, the orator of
the afternoon was introduced, Rev.
Geo. II. Vibbert of Massachusetts.
Like Mr.. Beauchamp, Mr.. Vib-
bert is also a speaker of national
repute, and thoroughly at ease and
at home on the Prohibition ros-
trum. The two are very like in
their rapid and pleasing flow of
language. The pure Gospel of
Prohibition gushes and ripples
from their lips like sparkling
streams of spring water from the
mountain-side. Mr.. Vibbert most
happily answered the stereotyped
falsehood that "Prohibition don't
prohibit" by an array of facts and
statistics, that were at once un.
answerable and irresistible.
SAVING PROHIBITION LITERATURE,
There was vast amount of Pro-
hibition seed-sowing at this meet.
ing that will spring up and bring
rich fruits all over that region.
Mr.. J. w. Bodley had secured
something less than a car load o.
"Voice Extras" and other Prohibi
ton Literature, which was scatter
ed everywhere and eagerly taker
up by the people. And then there
were scattered several hundred
FREEMANs, besides a general SOW
ing of the W. G. T. U. circulars
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-17

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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-17
Chicago end Rock island.

Mr.. Evans, connected with the
legal department Of the Chicago and
Rock Island Railway, and represent
ing manager Lowe, was in the city
Tuesday and yesterday. He came "a
ascertain what was being done with re
gard 10 the circulation ofthe petitions
calling for an election b he held In
the interest Of bis road. This matter
has been delayed awaiting a PROPOSE
ton from the Santa Fe road, which
has not yet been formally made. In
behalf Of the Rock Island, Mr.. Evans
demanded immediate action by the
people OF Saline county A public
meeting was held at the city hall
Tuesday night, where there was a
general interchange Of opinion, and
arrangements were made to secure
the required number Of petitioners
Immediately. Mr.. Evans addressed
the audience, promising that II the
aid asked for was Immediately given
the road would surely be built TO Sa-
lima. It was the wish Of Mr. Evans
that the proclamation should be pub
lished ia the JOURNAL to-day, 50 A. To-
gain one week In the matter Of publ
cation. Volunteers were sent o.
different townships 10 obtain names,
and all day yesterday the eanvassers
were busy.